- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Sivagangai Seemai
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannangkaruththa kili
Kattazhagan thotta kili
Anna nadai pottaaladi
En chellammaa
Sonna mozhi kettaaladi
Kannangkaruththa kili
Kattazhagan thotta kili
Anna nadai pottaaladi
En chellammaa
Sonna mozhi kettaaladi
Sembu silai ezhudhi
Sevaththa pillai per ezhudhi
Nambi nambi ponaaLadi
En chellamma
Nal vaakku thandhaanadi
Sembu silai ezhudhi
Sevaththa pillai per ezhudhi
Nambi nambi ponaaLadi
En chellamma
Nal vaakku thandhaanadi
Kannangkaruththa kili
Kattazhagan thotta kili
Anna nadai pottaaladi
En chellammaa
Sonna mozhi kettaaladi
Thaiyana thandhaa
Thandhana thaiyaa thandhana thaiyaa
Thaiyana thandhaa
Thaiyana thandhana thandhana thaiyaanaa
Ahahaa
Thaiyana thandhana thandhana thaiyaana hoi
Aaththu pakkam pogaiyile
Adukku malli pooveduthu
Chorus :Aaaaaa ..aa….aaa….
Female :Aaththu pakkam pogaiyile
Adukku malli pooveduthu
Alli kondai pottaaladi
En chellammaa
Thulli vandhu paarththaanadi
Alli kondai pottaaladi
En chellammaa
Thulli vandhu paarththaanadi
Kannangkaruththa kili
Kattazhagan thotta kili
Anna nadai pottaaladi
En chellammaa
Sonna mozhi kettaaladi
Thaiyana thandhaa
Thandhana thaiyaa thandhana thaiyaa
Thaiyana thandhaa
Thaiyana thandhana thandhana thaiyaanaa
Ahahaa
Thaiyana thandhana thandhana thaiyaana hoi
Kannum kannum pesaiyilae
Kanni ponnu aasiayilae
Chorus :Aaaa ….aa…..aaaa….aa…
Female :Kannum kannum pesaiyilae
Kanni ponnu aasiayilae
Mella mella vandhaanadi
En chellamaa
Alli kondu ponaanadi
Mella mella vandhaanadi
En chellamaa
Alli kondu ponaanadi
Kannangkaruththa kili
Kattazhagan thotta kili
Anna nadai pottaaladi
En chellammaa
Sonna mozhi kettaaladi
Thaiyana thandhaa
Thandhana thaiyaa thandhana thaiyaa
Thaiyana thandhaa
Thaiyana thandhana thandhana thaiyaanaa
Ahahaa
Thaiyana thandhana thandhana thaiyaana hoi
A dark, lovely parrot,
A parrot touched by a handsome man,
She walked with the graceful steps of a swan, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
She listened to the words he spoke, my dear!
A dark, lovely parrot,
A parrot touched by a handsome man,
She walked with the graceful steps of a swan, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
She listened to the words he spoke, my dear!
Drawing a bronze statue,
Writing the fair lad's name,
She followed him with full trust, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
And he gave her his true word, my dear!
Drawing a bronze statue,
Writing the fair lad's name,
She followed him with full trust, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
And he gave her his true word, my dear!
A dark, lovely parrot,
A parrot touched by a handsome man,
She walked with the graceful steps of a swan, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
She listened to the words he spoke, my dear!
Thaiyana thandha
Thanthana thaiyya thanthana thaiyya
Thaiyana thandha
Thaiyana thanthana thanthana thaiyyaana
Ahaha
Thaiyana thanthana thanthana thaiyyaana hoy!
As she walked by the riverbank,
Gathering layered jasmine blossoms,
Chorus: Aah... ah... aah...
Female: As she walked by the riverbank,
Gathering layered jasmine blossoms,
She tucked them into her hair bun, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
And he came leaping over to look at her, my dear!
She tucked them into her hair bun, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
And he came leaping over to look at her, my dear!
A dark, lovely parrot,
A parrot touched by a handsome man,
She walked with the graceful steps of a swan, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
She listened to the words he spoke, my dear!
Thaiyana thandha
Thanthana thaiyya thanthana thaiyya
Thaiyana thandha
Thaiyana thanthana thanthana thaiyyaana
Ahaha
Thaiyana thanthana thanthana thaiyyaana hoy!
As their eyes spoke to each other,
With longing in the young girl's heart,
Chorus: Aah... ah... aah... ah...
Female: As their eyes spoke to each other,
With longing in the young girl's heart,
He stole closer and closer, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
He swept her into his arms and carried her away, my dear!
He stole closer and closer, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
He swept her into his arms and carried her away, my dear!
A dark, lovely parrot,
A parrot touched by a handsome man,
She walked with the graceful steps of a swan, my dear,
My sweet Chellama!
She listened to the words he spoke, my dear!
Thaiyana thandha
Thanthana thaiyya thanthana thaiyya
Thaiyana thandha
Thaiyana thanthana thanthana thaiyyaana
Ahaha
Thaiyana thanthana thanthana thaiyyaana hoy!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kannangkaruththa Kili is a traditional Tamil folk song from the 1959 historical film Sivagangai Seemai. The song narrates the blossoming romance of a young woman using evocative rural imagery. She is fondly referred to as a black parrot with a swan-like walk who trusts her beloved handsome suitor completely after he gives his word.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Kannangkaruththa kili”
Compares the dark, beautiful young woman to a dark parrot (Kannangkaruththa kili) and her gait to that of a swan (Anna nadai).
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannangkaruththa kili / Anna nadai pottaaladi”
The second consonant 'n' rhymes across consecutive lines (Kannangkaruththa / Anna).
Adukku Thodaru (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Nambi nambi ponaaLadi”
Words like 'Nambi nambi' (trusting repeatedly) and 'Mella mella' (gently/softly) are repeated to intensify emotion and cadence.
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Trivia
Sivagangai Seemai (1959) was written and produced by poet Kannadasan under his banner Kannadasan Films, featuring music composed by the iconic Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy duo. The film depicted the historical struggle of the Maruthu Pandiyar brothers against British colonial expansion.
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